Top 10 science and nature 2011 news stories

27 December 2011

This strikingly coloured electric-blue European lobster was caught off the east coast of Scotland and spotted at a London fish market in November 2011. It was sent to the Natural History Museum before settling into a new home at the London Aquarium.

From a rare dual-sex butterfly and an exciting new addition to the human family tree, to a striking electric-blue lobster and a new horned dinosaur, here are the top 10 favourite 2011 science and nature news stories from the Natural History Museum website.

As well as being a popular visitor attraction in 2011, the Sensational Butterflies butterfly house was home to the hatching of two rare dual-sex butterflies, one in July that is the 4th popular story, and an even rarer one in August.